In the German Cup quarter-final against Mainz, Lu Wenbin received a reward of 1 goal 2000+ team win 4000, a total of 6000 experience points, and his experience increased to level 15 44.8/1 million.
After the game on January 28, we will have a day off on the 29th and have one day of training on the 30th.
During training, Ralph tried to let Demba Ba and Lu Wenbin, who had better cooperation, partner as double strikers.
But Demba Ba and Lu Wenbin are not authentic center forwards. It is difficult for them to gain a foothold in the penalty area, compete for headers, take the ball, and act as a fulcrum. Their offensive effect is worse than when Paljic plays as a center forward.
The club has not found a suitable center in the transfer market, so Ralph can only let Paljic continue to serve as the starting center in the next game.
At 15:30 on the afternoon of January 31st, in the first Bundesliga game after the winter break, Hoffenheim played at home against Cottbus, which was ranked third from the bottom, at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.
This was also the first official match at the Rhine-Neckar Arena, and the venue was packed with people.
Shao Jiayi is still injured and unable to play, so the Chinese derby that the Chinese media and fans are looking forward to has always remained in their imagination.
In this game, Lu Wenbin, who had returned to normal form, had a big outburst amid the cheers of more than 30,000 fans at home.
Cottbus, which is in the relegation zone, is weak. Whether it is the individual strength of the players guarding Lu Wenbin or the overall defensive support and replacement ability of the team's back line, they cannot be compared with Bayern, Schalke 04 and others.
Although Eduardo was suspended and Paljic did not have good cooperation, Hoffenheim still relied on its overall strong strength to help Lu Wenbin score three goals, two of which were assisted by captain Salihovic.
In the end, Lu Wenbin performed a hat trick within 70 minutes, two of which were scored in the penalty area and one was a long shot outside the penalty area.
After 70 minutes, Ralph replaced Lu Wenbin with Demba Ba, allowing Lu Wenbin to enjoy the applause of the fans.
The fans' applause and screams of admiration for Lu Wenbin lasted for a long time.
Hoffenheim beat Cottbus 3-0 at home thanks to Lu Wenbin's hat-trick, pushing Cottbus further into the relegation zone, but also disappointing countless media and rival fans who were expecting Hoffenheim to suffer a Waterloo.
Of course, Hoffenheim's own supporters were jubilant.
In this game, Lu Wenbin received 3 goals for 30,000 + 20,000 for winning, a total of 50,000 experience points as rewards, and his experience increased to level 15, 49.8/1 million.
After this round of matches, Hoffenheim continued to rank first in the Bundesliga standings with 46 points from 18 games, 15 wins, one draw and two losses.
Bayern Munich, who lost to Hamburg away, kept their points at 33, overtaken by both Hertha Berlin and Hamburg who won, and fell to fourth place.
Lu Wenbin's Bundesliga goals have risen to 32, making this season's Bundesliga scorer list completely suspenseful.
What everyone is discussing now is whether Lu Wenbin can win the European Golden Boot and whether he can break the Bundesliga single-season record of 40 goals set by German legendary star Gerd Muller in the 1971/1972 season.
With Lu Wenbin's current scoring trend, this record really has the potential to be broken by Lu Wenbin, and the possibility is very high.
On the day when Lu Wenbin performed a hat-trick to help Hoffenheim beat Cottbus 3-0, before the final deadline of the European winter transfer window on January 31, Hoffenheim finally reached an agreement with Werder Bremen and loaned Werder Bremen's backup center forward Boubaka Sanogo.
Sanogo will wear the number 18 jersey at Hoffenheim.
Sanogo is taller and stronger than Paljic, and should be stronger than Paljic in terms of personal strength.
Although he has no tacit understanding with the team, he at least has a backup center and does not have to worry about not having a substitute or rotation center.
Of course, when they really reach the end of their rope, they can only send the team's last backup center, No. 28 Miris Melic, who had few appearances last season and this season.
After a day off, the team resumed training on February 2. Forward Obasi, who was injured in training on January 21 and had been recuperating for ten days, returned to the team and joined the team training.
As a result, before even the morning training was over, Obasi strained his calf again.
This time, based on the team doctor's experience and preliminary examination, Obasi will have to rest for at least half a month. His muscle strain has already become a habitual and recurring injury.
Subsequent examinations at the medical center proved that the team doctor's judgment was correct. Obasi had indeed developed a chronic illness of recurrent strain and would need at least three weeks of recuperation.
This really made Ralph want to go crazy.
In the next game, Hoffenheim can only continue to play 442 and cannot play 433 offensive formation.
At 15:30 on the afternoon of February 7, in the 19th round of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim will challenge Borussia Mönchengladbach away.
Borussia Mönchengladbach, which was promoted together with Hoffenheim last season, is the real newly promoted team.
After the first 18 rounds, Borussia Mönchengladbach only achieved a poor record of three wins, two draws and thirteen losses, ranking last in the Bundesliga standings with 11 points.
Therefore, although Eduardo continues to be suspended in this round of the league, Obasi is injured again, and there are only Lu Wenbin and Paljic on the front line, and it is an away game, the Hoffenheim team still seems very relaxed.
No one expected that Borussia Mönchengladbach, which was ranked last, would cause any trouble to Hoffenheim, which was ranked first in the Bundesliga.
As a result, Hoffenheim was sniped away from home by Borussia Mönchengladbach, who were desperately trying to get points to avoid relegation.
In this game, Lu Wenbin was closely marked by two opposing defenders and failed to score in several shots, nor did he score a single goal in four free kicks.
In the end, Hoffenheim relied on captain Salihovic's long shot outside the penalty area to help the team draw 1-1 with Borussia Mönchengladbach away from home.
Lu Wenbin neither scored a goal nor led the team to victory, and gained no experience at all in this game.
Ibisevic's injury, Eduardo's absence, the lack of coordination among the forward line, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's desperate efforts were all the reasons why Lu Wenbin failed to score a goal in this game and Hoffenheim was tied by the last-to-last relegation team.
Hoffenheim, ranked first in the Bundesliga, was tied by Borussia Mönchengladbach, ranked last. This was really unexpected and shocking. It also made many media shout that this game was the beginning of Hoffenheim's collapse in the second half of the season.
However, the good news for Hoffenheim is that main attacking midfielder Eduardo, who was suspended for two games in the next round of the league, can be released from the ban and return.
By then, with two technically excellent attacking midfielders, Eduardo and Salihovic, delivering ammunition to Lu Wenbin, the game will probably not be so difficult anymore.